Gröningen
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GRÖNINGEN
State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Börde (until 2007 Bördekreis)
Additions : Dalldorf, Großalsleben, Heynburg, Krottorf
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Westliche Börde (2005-2010 Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Westliche Börde (1994-2005 Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Gröningen))
German |
Gespalten von Silber und Rot; darin drei Barsche pfahlweise in verwechselten Farben. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1535 and again on March 20, 1995.
The arms are based on the divided arms of Halberstadt, as the city was a possession of the Bishop of Halberstadt. The meaning of the three fish is not clear. The arms were granted in 1535 by Cardinal Albrecht von Brandernburg, Bishop of Halberstadt. In the same year Kochstedt received arms in a very similar design from the bishop.
Seal from around 1900 |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
The arms in the Abadie albums |
Literature: Benzing et al, 1984